Community meal pickup locations added

A district food service employee holds a tray of packaged "grab and go" meals at ASH on Jan. 4, 2021.

The City School District of Albany is adding five community pickup locations for meal distribution service this week, in addition to the 15 school-based locations where “grab and go” breakfast and lunch are available each day.

The five community pickup locations will be in operation Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 11 a.m.-noon daily. Families will be able to pick up breakfast and lunch for multiple days at each location. 

Meals will be distributed from a First Student bus at each location. The five new community pickup locations for this week are:

•    Albany PAL -- 844 Madison Ave., at the corner of Ontario Street
•    Bleecker Terrace – 18 North Manning Blvd., between Second and Third streets
•    Creighton Storey Homes -- 158 Third Ave.
•    Ezra Prentice Homes -- 625 South Pearl St.
•    Livingston School Apartments -- 315 Northern Blvd. (use the rear parking lot accessible from McCrossin Avenue)

Grab and go” meals also are available at 15 school locations daily.

Our thanks to our community partners for their help in providing this additional service to our students and families!